Scott Higgins

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Scott Higgins
Born
Scott Higgins

(1976-06-09) 9 June 1976 (age 48)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Political partyUnited Australia
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1993 QAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002
Canberra Cosmos
 0 (0)
2002–2004
Brisbane Strikers
 67 (0)
2005–2006
Brisbane Roar
 17 (0)
2006–2007 Falkirk 15 (0)
2007
Maccabi Herzliya
 15 (0)
2007–2008
Adelaide United
 6 (0)
2008
Wellington Phoenix
 0 (0)
2009–2011
Gold Coast United
 23 (0)
Total 143 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2012
Gold Coast United
(goalkeeping coach)
Coomera Colts Soccer Club
(assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scott Higgins (born 9 June 1976) is an Australian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His career saw him play in three different continents, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Football career

Club career

He started his professional footballing career in the

Brisbane Strikers
.

In the relaunched

John Hughes ended his stay in Scotland with the "Bairns" in a good position at sixth in the SPL and through to the semi-finals of the League Cup.[citation needed] Before departing Scotland Higgins stated it was a boyhood dream to play against his much loved Glasgow Celtic at Parkhead on 23 December 2006.[citation needed] Higgins played a key role at keeping Celtic at bay and was a standout for the Bairns, saying after the game "no one can take that away from me, I loved every minute of it and knowing my family was here and my best mate Barry who is a mad hoops fan was sitting watching back in Australia makes me very proud"; however, they eventually went down one–nil. He departed Scotland on 24 January 2007 to join Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya.[1]

Herzliya

When Higgins joined Herzliya, he became the first Australian in

Toto Cup final, a first ever for the club,[2] where they defeated Hapoel Kfar Saba 2–1 at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Ramat Gan
.

Unfortunately, despite helping Herzliya to lift the Toto Cup and avoid relegation from the Israeli Premier League, Higgins left the club in late May 2007 as the club moved to secure the

Macedonian national team keeper, Jane Nikolovski
, as a replacement in a deal that ultimately fell through.

A-League

On returning to Australia, he was signed by

2007–08 season.[3]

In December 2008, Higgins signed a four-game contract with the

Phoenix
.

Gold Coast United's inaugural signings.[4]

Coaching

At the conclusion of the 2010–11 A-League season Higgins retired and joined the staff at GCU as goalkeeping coach.[5]

Politics

Higgins was an unsuccessful candidate for the

Palmer United Party.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Higgins quits Falkirk for Israel". BBC Sport. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  2. ^ Glass, Adam (22 May 2007). היגינס: יש לי הרגשה שהרצליה לא ירצו אותי (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Keeper joins Adelaide on short term contract". 18 July 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  4. ^ Lewis, D (30 September 2008). "Gold Coast United unveil a real keeper in Vanstrattan". Gold Coast News. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  5. ^ "Team". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Virtual Tally Room: Candidates - H". Australian Electoral Commission. Australian Government. 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

External links

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